Jul 24–25, 2015 · Carrollton, GA
UNCULTURED SWINE won Grand Champion at the Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition on July 24, 2015 in Carrollton, GA, scoring 694.2400 in a field of 28 teams. HICKORY PRIME took Reserve Grand Champion with 691.9312. Category winners: Chicken — ATLANTA BBQ STORE (177.7028); Pork Ribs — THE PIT CREW GA (175.4516); Pork — QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N (180.0000); Brisket — UNCULTURED SWINE (178.8572).
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
UNCULTURED SWINE came in rated below the field's top team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 26-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Chicken places 2–3: HICKORY PRIME and BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 6–7: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ and FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ tied on 172.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 8–9: SWINE AND SHINE BBQ and The Specialists tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
UNCULTURED SWINE took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was chicken at 15th.
1 perfect 180 was scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2744 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 175.4516 | 174.2744 | 169.7372 |
| Pork | 180 | 174.8456 | 169.7028 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 171.9656 | 166.2744 |
28 entries · top 694.2400 · median 668.7430
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 2 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 3 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 4 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 5 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 6 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 7 | KUDZU Q | |
| 8 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 9 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 10 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 11 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 12 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 13 | FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 14 | The Specialists | |
| 15 | Hootie Q | |
| 16 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 17 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 18 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 19 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 20 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 21 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 22 | Sweet Water BBQ | |
| 23 | FINE AS SHINE | |
| 24 | Pork Therapy | |
| 25 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 26 | PIG N OR PIG OUT | |
| 27 | BONES GRILL SHACK | |
| 28 | BALDY'S BUTTS |
28 entries · top 177.7028 · median 170.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 2 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 3 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 4 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 5 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 6 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 7 | FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 8 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 9 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 10 | The Specialists | |
| 11 | KUDZU Q | |
| 12 | Hootie Q | |
| 13 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 14 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 15 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 16 | Sweet Water BBQ | |
| 17 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 18 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 19 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 20 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 21 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 22 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 23 | FINE AS SHINE | |
| 24 | Pork Therapy | |
| 25 | PIG N OR PIG OUT | |
| 26 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 27 | BONES GRILL SHACK | |
| 28 | BALDY'S BUTTS |
28 entries · top 175.4516 · median 166.2400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 2 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 3 | Hootie Q | |
| 4 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 5 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 6 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 7 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 8 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 9 | The Specialists | |
| 10 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 11 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 12 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 13 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 14 | FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 15 | KUDZU Q | |
| 16 | Sweet Water BBQ | |
| 17 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 18 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 19 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 20 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 21 | PIG N OR PIG OUT | |
| 22 | FINE AS SHINE | |
| 23 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 24 | BONES GRILL SHACK | |
| 25 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 26 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 27 | Pork Therapy | |
| 28 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ |
28 entries · top 180 · median 167.6742 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 2 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 3 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 4 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 5 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 6 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 7 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 8 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 9 | FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 10 | KUDZU Q | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | The Specialists | |
| 13 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 14 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 15 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 16 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 17 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 18 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 19 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 20 | FINE AS SHINE | |
| 21 | Hootie Q | |
| 22 | Sweet Water BBQ | |
| 23 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 24 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 25 | Pork Therapy | |
| 26 | PIG N OR PIG OUT | |
| 27 | BONES GRILL SHACK | |
| 28 | BALDY'S BUTTS |
28 entries · top 178.8572 · median 164.5370
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNCULTURED SWINE | |
| 2 | ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE | |
| 3 | QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | |
| 4 | KUDZU Q | |
| 5 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 6 | DADDY GRAY'S | |
| 7 | JUST BLOWING SMOKE | |
| 8 | Pork Therapy | |
| 9 | JACK'S OLD SOUTH | |
| 10 | THE PIT CREW GA | |
| 11 | FINE AS SHINE | |
| 12 | WAY 2 QUE | |
| 13 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 14 | SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | |
| 15 | UNDER THE RADAR | |
| 16 | BUSH LEAGUE BBQ (inactive) | |
| 17 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 18 | FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ | |
| 19 | BAR-B-Q 101 | |
| 20 | ATLANTA BBQ STORE | |
| 21 | J & B'S BBQ | |
| 22 | The Specialists | |
| 23 | BALDY'S BUTTS | |
| 24 | Hootie Q | |
| 25 | Sweet Water BBQ | |
| 26 | PIG N OR PIG OUT | |
| 27 | SOUTHERN THUNDER BBQ | |
| 28 | BONES GRILL SHACK |